Ribbon Swap

By Lisa on April 11, 2022 / 2,133 views

A couple of weeks ago my 5 year old beautiful little boy received an award at school for showing kindness. Yesterday at the school athletics carnival, he came third in his race. He said, ‘Mum I’m going to swap my ribbon with Johnny’. I assumed Johnny had received a first place ribbon and told him he couldn’t swap with Johnny. He said,...

Today I Was Brought To Tears By A Stranger's Generosity

By Julie on April 11, 2022 / 1,939 views

I'm part of a buy nothing community fb page. I freaking love it. I've given and received so much within this group. Due to a whole range of reasons, health, finance, job changes etc, my family hasn't been on a holiday since my sons were 9 months and 3. They are now 7 and 9 yrs old and we have a 2yr old daughter. My hubby finally has a job where he gets public holidays and...

Today Is My Birthday And Didn't Have Anything Planned With Anyone

By Virginia on April 10, 2022 / 2,142 views

Feeling sad, I decided to take myself out for a birthday celebration breakfast (or brunch) by the time I arrived at my destination. On arrival I followed a couple ladies into the cafe and waited to get a menu. One lady asked me if we got our own table or do the staff find one for the customers. I said I think you get your own and I’m looking at that small one as I’m here to celebrate my...

Fostering A Pregnant Cat

By JephriB on April 06, 2022 / 2,262 views

By JephriB on April 06, 2022 / 2,262 views

12 days ago: Yesterday my wife asked me how I'd feel about fostering a pregnant cat for a few weeks while she gave birth to and raised kittens. I was kinda busy so I mumbled "Sure, that would be cool someday." Well, I was greeted this afternoon by a very pregnant cat. I guess today is someday. Today: Jade, the pregnant...

Helping A Mom During A Toddler Meltdown

By Pru on April 05, 2022 / 2,299 views

Yesterday I was leaving a gym where I teach classes, when my ears were assaulted by a high pitched shriek and wailing. Yes, it was a toddler in full on melt down. His mum was doing her best to reason with him whilst holding her other child, a young baby, but the terrible twos cannot be reasoned with. I stopped and asked if I could help by holding the baby while she sorted out her toddler,...

This Beautiful Arrangement Of Perfect White Roses Was Delivered To My Workplace Today

By Joy on April 05, 2022 / 2,247 views

By Joy on April 05, 2022 / 2,247 views

I work in a hospital in Melbourne. There was a wedding in Melbourne yesterday. The bride had been a patient at the hospital I work at some time ago. Last week she contacted the hospital to say that she was getting married and would like several floral arrangements to be delivered to the hospital after her wedding to thank them for the care she received. The ward I work in were...

The True Treasure

By Joseph J. Mazzella on April 04, 2022 / 2,651 views

The television this morning was hyping some new adventure movie about the hunt for a treasure ship full of gold. It reminded me of all the other movies just like it I had seen over the years. Later in the day I was at the gas station in line to pay for a filling up my car when the guy in front of me traded a handful of cash for a handful of hope in the form of Lotto tickets. Where did this desire...

'I Love You' At 3AM

By A Friend on March 31, 2022 / 2,364 views

My girlfriend randomly sends me "I love you" at 3AM and immediately goes back to sleep. My girlfriend lives on the other side of the globe and there's a 9.5 hour time difference between us. She randomly wakes up when it's the evening for me and texts me "I love you" and goes back to sleep immediately. All the stress, fatigue, and tiredom due to work...

$100 Tip

By Simone on March 30, 2022 / 2,461 views

My hubby decided to get food delivered last night. It arrived and he came to talk to me about it. He said the driver was meant to be coming by bicycle according to the app but when he arrived he was in a car and looking lost so my hubby went out to him. He said, “I thought you were coming by bike.” and the driver said, “I usually do but my bike was stolen last week so my boss has...

A Huge Shout Out To Three Lovely Ladies Who Came To My Aid At The Hospital Yesterday

By Elaine on March 30, 2022 / 1,866 views

By Elaine on March 30, 2022 / 1,866 views

I had to go for some appointments, was running a little late, parked in my usual spot on the top floor. I am eligible for disabled parking, which is mainly on the ground floor, but tend to leave that for those worse off than me and just catch the lift. Unfortunately after wading through small streams of runnoff from the sideways rain that was blowing in under the roof, the lifts seem to have been victims of...

I Saw An Elderly Lady I Know Struggling

By Doug on March 28, 2022 / 2,226 views

By Doug on March 28, 2022 / 2,226 views

A couple of Christmas's ago I was walking from my car to the supermarket on Christmas eve. I saw an elderly lady I know struggling, to the point of dropping a box of expensive beers into the back of an old car. I helped her with the beers and said to her she didn't fit the mold of a beer drinker. She told me her how water service had died. She said her hot...

The Library Cat

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 28, 2022 / 2,448 views

I have always loved libraries ever since I was a boy. When you would go in the smell of the books promised fresh adventures, new learning, and wonderful imagination in their pages. Over the years I have read more books than I can count and visited the local libraries more times than I can remember. Now with the age of the internet and so many faces in screens instead of books I am concerned places like these...

5 Years Ago Our Lovely Landlord Gave Us A Weeks Free Rent As A Wedding Present

By Louise on March 24, 2022 / 2,008 views

I was overwhelmed that someone could be that kind, he is a very lovely man and a lovely landlord. We lived in that house for 3 years before buying our own home. Fast forward to present day, I received a text message from our cleaner apologising as he would be unable to come for that fortnight's clean as his wife had gone into labour and through some complications required a c-section....

Papa Joe

By Alesha on March 22, 2022 / 4,264 views

By Alesha on March 22, 2022 / 4,264 views

My Papa Joe is 85 and has been faithfully married to my grandma for 60 years. His memory is slipping and he is really slowing down. Today, he asked me to take him to Walmart because he wanted to get out of the house. I was thankful he asked because, as many of us know, he shouldn’t be driving. I thought it would also benefit grandma to have the house to herself for a while, not having to worry...

Unleash Your Spring

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 22, 2022 / 2,079 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 22, 2022 / 2,079 views

It was a morning in March here in the mountains of my home. The weather forecast had called for another 5 inches of new snow for the weekend. But for the moment March was allowing Mother Nature to unleash a little Spring here. The golden sun was slowly rising over the trees. The temperature was inching up from chilly to warm. In the yard among the brown, dead leaves, a single dandelion had popped its yellow...

FOLLOW THE TUG!

By Kay on March 21, 2022 / 2,911 views

Went to lunch today. Was ready to go when a gentleman came In and needed a table with a plug for his phone. Mine had one. I have no idea if others did, but almost all tables were empty. I told him he was welcome to that table as I was leaving anyway. We exchanged pleasantries and I left. As I went to my car I just felt a tug in my heart and next thing I know I’m in the drive thru. I ordered a...

Just Say It

By Dana on March 21, 2022 / 2,496 views

A few weeks ago I followed the tug when I saw a mum walking her dog and child for their morning walk. I had my window down and the lady was wearing a really cool jumpsuit. I yelled out "I love your jumpsuit!" as I was driving past. She smiled a little stunned as I drove off. Ran a few errands and then filled up the car. I saw the same lady in the petrol station and as she was...